Evodia ~ Evodia rutaecarpa

Evodia

Latin name: Evodia rutaecarpa

Family: Rutaceae

Part used: fruit

Habitat: northernChina andKorea (Guiozhou,Sichuan,Guangxi,Hunan,Yunnan,Shaanxi,Zhejiang provinces)

Main constituents: alkaloids (rutaecarpine, evodiamine, dehydroevodiamine)

Energetics: hot, acrid, bitter

Main herbal actions: vasodilatory, releases nitrogen oxide

Minor herbal actions: analgesic, uterine tonic, anthelmintic

Main medicinal uses: nausea, vomiting, morning diarrhea, menstrual pain

Minor medicinal uses: mouth ulcers (external use)

Preparations: pwd: 1.5-5 g qd; tincture

Contraindications: pregnancy

Toxicity: slight

Sources: http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/herbcentral/evodia.html; http://www.tcmbasics.com/materiamedica/fructus_evodiae.htm; http://alternativehealing.org/wu_zhu_yu.htm; http://www.herbasin.com/database/wuzhuyu.htm; http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/30/3/349